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Where does “skilt” come from?

skilt (Danish) comes from Middle Low German schilt, from Old Saxon skild, from Proto-West Germanic skeldu, from Proto-Germanic skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-.

skilt (Danish): sign; signpost, plate; past participle of skille

Definitions

  1. sign; signpost, plate; past participle of skille

Ancestry of “skilt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschilt—
2Old Saxonskildshield
3Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
4Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
5Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—

Words derived from “skilt”

  • skilte
  • vejskilt
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